GitHub outage: Website, API, Actions and Copilot affected as users report widespread issues

On August 17, 2026, GitHub suffered an extensive outage that disrupted key services. Users encountered significant ...
InfoQ

How GitHub Built Sub-Issues into Its Issue Tracking System

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. David Chisnall discusses how the CHERI ...

GitHub down: Users report issues with website, app and login

Microsoft-owned GitHub faced a significant outage on Monday evening. Users reported widespread issues with its website and ...
Computing

GitHub outage exposes flaws in autoscaling and retry systems

GitHub has attributed a nearly eight-hour outage this week to a combination of saturated load balancers, a faulty autoscaling ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with GitHub Copilot App Technical Preview: Turning a Blazor Issue into a PR

GitHub Copilot App is a technical-preview desktop app for agent-driven development, GitHub issue workflows, isolated worktrees and pull request lifecycle management. In a Blazor proof-of-concept, the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

New GitHub Switch Limits Repo Issue Creation to Collaborators Only

GitHub now lets repository admins limit issue creation to users with write access. The move follows GitHub's positive framing of pull request limits for maintainers. Developer pushback has been ...